Following the news of the star’s death on Wednesday (8 February), Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, long-term friends of Tara’s family, were among the first to pay their respects, saying in a statement they were “deeply saddened” to learn that she had died.

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Santa Montefiore and Tara Palmer-Tokinson at the Royal Wedding in 2011

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A police spokesperson said on Wednesday that her death was being treated as “unexplained” but not “suspicious”.

They confirmed: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service at approximately 13:40hrs on Wednesday, 8 February to an address in Bramham Gardens, SW5. A woman, aged in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed.

“Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. The Coroner has been informed.”